Planning application
Land South Of Stillingfleet Road And West Of The A19, Approximately 1km South-west Of Escrick (NGR SE 61740 41392)
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Opinion for outline planning permission, all matters reserved except access, for a multi-phased sustainable new settlement comprising: up to 3,500 dwellings; employment floorspace; settlement centre and neighbourhood centre retail and commercial uses; public and social uses including community centre, sports pavilion and health centre; 1 no. 3-form entry primary school; 1 no. 2-form entry primary school; 1 no. secondary school; 1 no. senior living/care home facility; 1 no hotel; a new Country Park; park and ride facilities, comprising up to 150 spaces; associated landscaping work; highways work including 2 new roundabout junctions on the A19 and priority junction improvements on Stillingfleet Road; associated active and sustainable travel improvements; and associated infrastructure including Sustainable Urban Drainage Scheme (SuDs), utilities and enabling works.
As published by the council, reference 26/05591/SCOPE
Application record
- Reference
- 26/05591/SCOPE
- Type
- Env Impact Assessment Scoping opinion
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 4 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 23 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Cawood & Escrick
- Parish
- Escrick
Comment by 17 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on Yorkshire Dales National Park's portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Sep 2026
Received by Yorkshire Dales National Park
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23 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 18 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Yorkshire Dales National Park took a median of 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Yorkshire Dales National Park for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Yorkshire Dales National Park decided outline applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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